After two dramatic losses, countless speeches, and enough campaign flyers to wallpaper all of Juba, William Deng Junior has finally won the TEYSA Juba chairmanship. Yes—you heard that right. The man who was once jokingly called Twic East’s Raila Odinga (because he kept running and never winning) has finally broken the curse.
It only took three tries, community prayers, and a crowd that may have just wanted the elections to stop.
Deng Junior, known for his “visionary” plans, vocational training, youth sports, scholarships, mental health, you name it—has been the face of polite political defeat for years. But this time around, he turned that underdog energy into a chair. Literally.
And in true form, he didn’t let the moment slide quietly. The man soaked in his win like a long-awaited rain in Kongor. After being written off as the “always second-place guy,” he came back, grinned at history, and took the title with style.
So here we are: William Deng Junior, Twic East’s very own Raila Odinga, finally got his chair. And if you listen closely, you can still hear him saying, “Told you I’d get it—eventually.”
